ST MARGARETS FAIR 2026 MUSIC STAGe

The St Margarets Music Stage is back, celebrating local talent with a vibrant mix of performers of all ages.

We are thrilled to announce Grupo Martillada as our headline act!

Grupo Martillada are a compact, vibes-led sextet with a seriously big sound. Blending high energy NuYorican sophistication with Latin rhythms and dancefloor jazz, they deliver big punchy, percussive melodies that bang with energy and make you want to move!

The band has come together from across the musical spectrum of session players from the world of Latin, pop, soul and jazz. Centred round Dave Hammer (USA/UK) vibraphone, Roberto Pla (Colombia/UK) timbales/bongos/percussion and Satin Singh (India /UK) on congas, this small band punches way above its weight. Members of this band have played at Glastonbury, The Royal Albert Hall, Brecon Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and numerous European music festivals.

More bands to be announced soon

I’D LIKE MY BAND TO PLAY AT THE NEXT FAIR

HOW DO I APPLY?

Please send the following information to nick@nickleon.co.uk

• Your name/act’s name.

• A link to your music e.g. Instagram page, Facebook, YouTube, SoundCloud etc

• A short biography. No more than 100 words please along with a high quality image.

• Your email and contact number.

All the band's names are put into a hat and lucky winners are drawn out. This way, everyone will have an equal chance of playing. We will ask that the winners that get picked and want to play again apply the year after to make space for others.